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Sunday ride: Reasons why I ride

This isn't a trip report so much as an excuse to post a couple photos.

Sunday a group of four of us went out to the Oregon coast via a great little snake of a road. It wiggled, looped, and bumped down along a river swollen with autumn rains. Shimmering threaded whiteness against a smear of rocky black, countless waterfalls added their weight. Through a dense forest hanging low with moss and bursting with ferns, the road included 20 odd miles of gnarled muddy gravel hugging the steep mountain side along the Nehalem river. The mocha colored surface was firm and mostly solid, but was tremendous fun to navigate at 30+ mph. I wish I'd taken more photos, but did manage to snap a few.

Nice group of pics there. You're fully digital on your gear now, right? Just curious, I realize it's the hand that holds the brush more than what the brush is made of, that counts.

Looks like a real fun ride.

Hey, related since you're on large street bikes doing gnarly stuff.... did you see the collection of shots of dual-sport guys from the 1950s on big Harleys? Those big V-twins going through the snow, or flying through the air on hardtails 2-3' off the ground.

Nice group of pics there. You're fully digital on your gear now, right? Just curious, I realize it's the hand that holds the brush more than what the brush is made of, that counts.

Looks like a real fun ride.

It was one of those "I can't stop grinning" kind of rides.

I'm using a compact digital camera - Canon S45. It does a good job for what it is. Taking pictures is almost a reason for a ride (I see another thread in the making).

Hey, related since you're on large street bikes doing gnarly stuff.... did you see the collection of shots of dual-sport guys from the 1950s on big Harleys? Those big V-twins going through the snow, or flying through the air on hardtails 2-3' off the ground.